Nokia, the world's leading maker of mobile phones, has offered free replacements for some of its Nokia BL-5C batteries after some 100 incidents of overheating were reported globally.
No serious property damage or injuries were reported as a result of the incidents, according to the company.
The batteries were manufactured by Japan's Matsushita Battery Industrial Company.
Nokia has several suppliers for BL-5C batteries who have collectively produced more than 300 million such products.
The product advisory issued today applies only to the 46 million batteries manufactured by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006.
Nokia said that the overheating occurred while the batteries were being charged.
Nokia mobile phone users are asked to check the 26-character serial number on the back of their phone battery to compare it with the identification numbers on the Nokia website http://www.nokia.com/batteryreplacement/en/ or contact a local Nokia call centre.
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